Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-05-13
An Interesting Letter from Maryland.

Tue following letter fom our fellow eoun
ty in answer to some Inquiries from Connsc.
ticut editor, will be read with gra'ihea,ion
by our people Mc. Mtroury estnres a oPer
spirit in eniraroring TO boom old Charles, aud
he has not said wort too much 10 her praise
DEAR SIa: la reply TO yours ia regard to
Charles county, Nj, will say that II Is onr vi
the southern eouatIes OF the Slate. IL has
frontage on the Potomac river Of IS miles, with
numerous creeks md laieis, The waters OF which
abound 10 ~ my kinds OF hsh, amoag which
are .had hrrriHs, rock, bite and elbow perch,
sturgeon, carp aud many other KIND. " I'D
duck ana geese are also plenuiui, and oysters
abound in the water, 10 the lower part sI the
county Along tb. river are sunerous SUN ner
resorts kept IN tr-t class style. TIE hrst after
leaving Washington is MARSHALL Hall, thea Giy-
mont, Chapel Point and Cedar Point. There
are many beautiful sites yet 10 be iaken. and
which are .nIy awaiting enterprise and capital
to develop them. Our climate is mid aud
healthful epidrnics are unknown; We have
some chils and fevers, but | have yet 10 Lear
OF the place where they are unknown.
| came here from The mountains Of Virginia
twe,ve years ago aud during that time have
b I'd SIX chills ali of which occurred IN the hrst
Two years. | have never needed a physician,
and am satisfied that With proper precautions
IN ilari4 cal be entirely avoided. We are cnlirs
w tree from cy clonrs, billiards aud grasshop-
pers, apd insect depredatons are unknown.
Land can be bought here from three dollars
TO Gtty dollars an acre, according TO Improve
ments and location. These lanas are adapted
10 grain OF all kinds grasses. fruits, sse-t poia-
lots aud sleek raising. Oar winter, are ,hort
aud mild. We generally comm.nce ierding
our stock about the middle OF December and oy
the mldo e of Aprii al the latest. our cattle can
60 to the pastures. A daily line of steaLaefs
on the Potomac and railroad 10 the interior
puts the markets oil Baltimore, Washington
and Alexandria right al our doors. Fares oy
boat exceedingly cheap, and freishis dtuo.
To persons looking Tor bones Charles county
offers inducements second 10 none. All through
the county there are numerous beds OF marl,
and while have hsyer seen an analysis OF u,
vet wherever il has been used lis elects have
! been excellent, and ii has proved 10 be good
and permanent tes til Ter. The mari beds all
! lie convenient tor getting II out.
| Along Ih- salt water part OF our shores,
which commence bout iorty miles from W ash
inyton, there is washei up from the river IN
barge quantities species of grass which Is
known here rs sea ore, and II Is considered
by farmers equal to- stable manure, load for
! load. In test made is growing potatoes
manured in the dfii with ore 10 one and
stable manure in the other, the TOW on which
| the 'ore' was put came up better and maze
third more potatoes and OF better quality.
! In some sections on the river We have shel
lands, and in many places the shells are suff-
cisnty thick to e shoveed up and burned for
lime, and wherever the shell lime has Ueen ap
piled to the land its effects have been marvel
Gus an application of 80 bushels TO the acre at
FIVE cents bushel (Which is the price OF ii here
has brought the yield of wbsat up from and
| 10 bushels an acre to 25 and 80 bushels.
Timothy will produce from one to two and n
hall tons per acre. Clover grows remarkably
well, and Is n great soil improver. Orchard
grass does well where it has been tried, while
red Top and blue grass grow Wild
Or timber we have oak, pine. gum, poplar,
chestnut ash and other kinds ofsmaller growth,
and in some sections good deal OF cedar.
All of our timber is good for buildings and